The rice millers in the district would supply milk to 170 Anganwadi centers which have more than 30 malnourished children.
Collector Bhim Singh also announced to provide incentives to the workers if 90 per cent of the malnourished children become normal within six months.
Singh reviewed the progress of Women and Child Development (WCD) Department and said that the workers of the Anganwadi centers with more than 30 malnourished children will be given incentive of Rs15,000 if 90 per cent of the malnourished children become normal within six months. Similarly the incentive for workers will be Rs10,000 for the Anganwadi centers with more than 20 malnourished children.
The officials said that initiatives have been taken under the supervision of Collector to eradicate malnutrition from about 15,000 children in the age group of 6 months to five years under the Navajatan Scheme.
For the 895 Anganwadi centers identified with more than 20 malnourished children, the administration will associate college students and motivators of the Nehru Yuva Kendra to eradicate malnutrition. The ‘Suposhan Mitra’ and Self-help groups have also been assigned responsibilities to help these children become normal.
The Collector also asked the private doctors to conduct regular tours in the 37 Anganwadi centers of the city to help in improving the condition of the malnourished children.
Reviewing the Navajatan scheme Collector directed the supervisors to provide the list of Anganwadi centers, self-help groups (SHGs), children and Suposhan mitras included in the scheme within a week.
The Collector warned to stop their salary if the list is not provided in time. he said that they should put their efforts to bring the malnourished children in normal condition within six months.
He said that increment of supervisors will be stopped if they so lethargy in work. Singh also directed to provide list of malnourished children within 10 days whose parents have the habit of drinking liquor.
He said that the Social Welfare Department should hold camps to create awareness among such parents and to help them to discard liquor. Once again he warned to stop one-day salary of the supervisors and CDPOs if they fail to provide list of such parents in time.